Lounge Lizards

The 2008-2009 Lounge Lizards! Back row, from left to right: Kevin Ko, Gavin Dutrow, Spencer Johnson, Caroline Moyer, Alyssa Parsons, Aaron Kwan. Middle row: Kristine Slipson, George Liu, Hayley Thompson, Natasha Bazely, Chris Chin. Front row: Joseph Mah, John Woo, Andy Hyun, Katie Rider

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The Lounge Lizards is UC Davis's oldest a cappella music group. They are one of the most prominent a'cappella groups on campus, including The Spokes, The Liquid Hotplates, and The Afterglow.

The group originally began in 1995 with a group of friends in the Integrated Studies Program, living in the Tercero dorm building B at UC Davis. Magic happened in the dorm lounge and UC Davis' first a cappella group was born. Now, after ten years, the Lounge Lizards are thriving more than ever, performing at a wide variety of events around the city of Davis, including the Farmer's Market, Picnic Day, and other benefit performances. Thus far, one of the Lizards' proudest moments was performing the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game in 2001. They competed alongside the Liquid Hotplates at the Varsity Vocals International Championship on February 2nd, 2008 at UC Berkeley, and they were the only group from UC Davis to perform there on February 21st, 2009. Look for the Lizards this year at Multicultural Night, the Farmers Market, and the West Coast A'Cappella Showcase in Berkeley.

We have just finished our fall auditions for 2009-2010; a big thank-you to everyone who came out to audition for us!

The Lounge Lizards' CD, Let's Get Ritarded

The Lizards' first album, Shedding Our Skin, is currently out of print. Their second, and most recent, Let's Get Ritarded, was released in 2007 and is still commercially available- just ask any Lizard or email the group. The release of their third CD is tentatively set for spring 2010.

Let's Get Ritarded Track Listings:

1. Nickelodeon's Doug Theme
   

2. Black Eyed Peas Medley (Black Eyed Peas) Soloist: Gavin Dutrow
   

3. Where Does the Good Go? (Tegan and Sara) Soloists: Nancy Hsu, Lisanne Leask
   

4. Everywhere (Michelle Branch) Soloist: Natasha Bazely
   

5. Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This] (The Eurythmics) Soloists: Nikki Osler, Katie Donovan
   

6. Annie Waits (Ben Folds Five) Soloists: Eric Hopper
   

7. Work (Jimmy Eat World) Soloist: Kevin Ko
   

8. Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) Soloist: Mary Hsiung
   

9. Somebody to Love (Queen) Soloist: Patty Allen
   

1. In My Life (The Beatles) Soloist: Preston Hatfield

The 2007-2008 Lounge Lizards at the ICCA competition in Berkeley

The 08-09 Lizards ham it up for the camera! Sopranos:
Kristine Slipson (fifth year)
Caroline Moyer (second year) (co-leader)
Madisen Siegel (freshman)
Leanna Friedrich (freshman)

Altos:
Alyssa Parsons (second year) (co-leader)
Hayley Thompson (third year)
Kayla Ruben (freshman)
Winona Wagner (freshman)

Tenors:
George Liu (third year)
Spencer Johnson (grad student)
Robbie Cho (fourth year and exchange student)

Basses:
Gavin Dutrow (fourth year)
Tom Reeder (freshman)

Vocal Percussion:
Alex Newhouse (second year)

Gone
(Original Artist: Kelly Clarkson)
Arrangement: Catherine Cheng
Soloist: Alyssa Parsons

Water Runs Dry
(Original Artist: Boyz II Men)
Arrangement: Katie Donovan
Soloist: Gavin Dutrow

Hotel Song
(Original Artist: Regina Spektor)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson
Soloist: Caroline Moyer

Shadow of the Day
(Original Artist: Linkin Park)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson
Soloist: Spencer Johnson

Tattoo
(Original Artist: Jordin Sparks)
Arrangement: Caroline Moyer
Soloists: Madisen Siegel and Kayla Ruben

You Belong With Me
(Original Artist: Taylor Swift)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloist: Kayla Ruben

Since You've Been Gone
(Original Artist: "Weird Al" Yankovic)
Arrangement: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Soloist: As yet unknown

The list is fairly short because we've just retired a lot of songs that we've had for a couple years; new stuff will be coming out soon!

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2008-05-03 20:07:58   I saw the lounge lizards perform at the Davis senior center. The percussionist Kevin did indeed have krazy beats! I really enjoyed Brad Kern's solo! —StevenDaubert